A Consensus Handbook
Subtitle: Co-operative decision-making for activists, co-ops and communities
Publisher: Seeds for Change Lancaster Co-operative Ltd
Published: 2013-05-01
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780957587106
Table of contents: label: Foreword
title: 4; label: 1: Making decisions by consensus
title: 6; label: What’s wrong with the democracy we’ve got?
title: 7; label: Why use consensus?
title: 10; label: How does consensus work?
title: 12; label: The consensus process
title: 15; label: Key skills and values for consensus
title: 28; label: 2: Facilitating consensus
title: 36; label: The role of meetings in group work
title: 37; label: What is facilitation?
title: 37; label: Facilitating a meeting – beginning to end
title: 43; label: Making meetings accessible
title: 50; label: Taking minutes
title: 53; label: 3: Facilitating consensus in large groups
title: 58; label: Meeting the conditions for consensus in large groups
title: 59; label: Processes for large groups
title: 62; label: 4: Facilitating consensus in virtual meetings
title: 74; label: Why have virtual meetings?
title: 74; label: The tools for the job
title: 75; label: Challenges of facilitating virtual meetings
title: 76; label: A consensus process for virtual meetings
title: 83; label: 5: Quick consensus decision making
title: 84; label: Preparing for quick consensus
title: 84; label: How it works
title: 86; label: 6: Facilitation techniques and activities
title: 90; label: Starting the meeting
title: 91; label: Regulating the flow of the meeting
title: 94; label: Encouraging involvement
title: 96; label: Techniques for problemsolving and tackling difficult issues
title: 99; label: Prioritisation techniques
title: 102; label: Activities for re-energising
title: 106; label: Evaluating meetings
title: 107